Premier Foods plc (the "Company")
Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
The first tranche of Mr Darby's Co-Investment Award, representing 751,814 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company (the 'Shares'), vested on 1 May 2014. Mr Darby exercised the award on 1 May 2014 and elected to retain all of the Shares. The award is structured as a nil cost option and the closing price of the Company's Shares on 1 May 2014 was 59.50p. Following the receipt of the Shares Mr Darby's personal holding is as follows:
Name of Director |
Total number of shares received by director |
Total beneficial holding of shares by director following the transaction |
Total percentage of issued share capital following the transaction |
Gavin Darby |
751,814 |
3,366,523 |
0.41% |
This announcement is in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R and relates to transactions notified to the Company in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R.
2 May 2014
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Andrew McDonald
General Counsel & Company Secretary